Taxation: Electronic Cigarettes

(asked on 14th October 2016) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing taxes on e-cigarettes on health grounds.


Answered by
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Jane Ellison
This question was answered on 24th October 2016

E-cigarettes are not liable for excise duty as they do not include tobacco. However, they are still liable for VAT.

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